Man, 22, killed in street robbery in West Garfield Park

A West Side man was killed during a street robbery less than a mile from his home, police said.

Two men were arrested and charges were pending, authorities said.

Akeem J. Morris, of the 4200 block of West Jackson Boulevard, was shot around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Morris was walking with five other people in the 4000 block of West End Avenue in the West Garfield Park neighborhood when they were approached by three men, said Officer Robert Perez, a police spokesman.

One of the men pulled a handgun and announced a robbery while the two other men attempted to get cash and items from the victims, Perez said.

Police believe Morris was shot in the face when he resisted, Perez said. No other injuries were reported as the three robbers fled in a vehicle.

Morris was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, a medical examiner's spokeswoman said. An autopsy is scheduled for today.

Officers arrested two men in the area of the shooting and were searching for a third. No charges had been filed as of 7 a.m., Perez said.